Airbus Winter Regatta 2017, fishing net

IdeesfixVIII participated to the Airbus Winter Regatta 2017 and needed to be ferried to DOSC and back. The way out went very smoothly, a few tacks were needed out of Abu Dhabi and then a long starboard tack brought us to DOSC in about 10 hours.
On the way back however the winds were weak and a residual sea was still felt from the Saturday  winds. We were half motoring half sailing on Starboard  with light winds from North when about midway we got tangled in the above fishing net. This was not a fun experience, we had to sail in with out engine at a great reduced speed. Nicolas saw the net and cut the engine real fast but we got caught in it. By luck the prop did not get tangled. We freed ourselves using a knife but a large part of net remained wrapped arround to the keel fin.
There is a lot of fishing going on and the nets are huge and are lit up. It makes the sailing very challenging in those areas. The fish have no chance !